By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee You aren’t imagining it: California’s wildfire season really has started earlier than usual this year. The state’s biggest fires usually don’t strike until August or later. This year, California already is besieged with two major fires, and it’s the first week of July. “It has been basically very dry since […]
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Eight graduating students from the South Shore and Carson Valley were awarded a combined $16,000 in scholarships from Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The annual scholarship program was open to local high school and community college students focusing their higher education in a medical field. Barton Auxiliary’s 2018 grant cycle included a new Dan Kerr Memorial […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe electeds have yet to commit to putting a question on the November ballot asking voters to tax marijuana. Discussion on the topic filled the bulk of the July 2 City Council meeting. The special meeting was necessary because the city clerk didn’t properly do all the paperwork for the […]
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· The deadline to comment on the Eldorado National Forest Snowmobile Plan is Aug. 6. Information is available online. · Fire crews from the Tahoe National Forest, CalFire and Truckee Fire were able to get a line around the Boca Fire that started at about 2:30 July 2 near Boca Dam, and hold it at […]
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By Dermot Murphy, Columbia Journalism Review During the past 15 years, local newspaper circulation numbers dropped by roughly 30 percent, while the number of statehouse reporters covering local government issues dropped by 35 percent. Academic studies suggest that a lack of local media coverage is associated with less informed voters, lower voter turnouts, and less […]
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Winter in summer? It will look like it in July at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. That’s because the tennis courts will be awash in white as players participate in Breakfast at Wimbledon on July 14, the same weekend the pros play in the finals of the annual all grass tournament. As is tradition at the […]
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Law enforcement is looking for a vehicle that may be connected to the Evans Fire that is burning near the Mount Rose Wilderness Area. The fire is at 63 acres and 50 percent containment. U.S. Forest Service investigators have determined the fire was human caused, but the specific cause is still under investigation. They are […]
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By Associated Press Federal land managers have issued a statewide fire prevention order aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires in Nevada. The restrictions imposed by the Bureau of Land Management on Saturday prohibit the use of fireworks and certain types of ammunition and targets for shooting. Read the whole story
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By KTVN-TV State regulators have approved NV Energy’s plans to spend $295 million on renewable energy in Nevada in the coming year, including $5 million to build electric car charging stations. The annual budget the Nevada Public Utilities Commission approved Wednesday also provides grants to help consumers put solar panels in their homes. Read the […]
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The man who was gunned down Saturday outside of his South Lake Tahoe residence has been identified as Christopher Kitchen, 44. Detectives determined there was an argument between the victim and the suspect prior to shots being fired. Roy Figaro, 62, of South Lake Tahoe was in jail on a murder charge without bail. He […]
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